Also Vyasa Purnima — the birth anniversary of Ved Vyasa, who compiled the Vedas and composed the Mahabharata and the Puranas. Students offer respect to their teachers on this day, honoring the guru as the one who removes the darkness of ignorance.
आषाढ़ पूर्णिमा
The day is also kept by Buddhist tradition as the anniversary of the Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath, and by some yogic lineages as the date Shiva is said to have first transmitted yoga to the Saptarishi as Adiyogi.
Ashrams and gurukuls hold formal guru-puja ceremonies; students commonly offer dakshina, a token gift, and touch their teacher's feet as a mark of respect.